Just before the start of my second semester of college in New Orleans, of Louisiana fame, my dad, who had driven all the way from New Jersey with me, thus preventing me from listening to all the dance hall reggae I so desperately crave on a cross-country drive, had conversation with a scabrous Marriott bartender that… »10/28/12 12:30pm 10/28/12 12:30pm

Glenn Beck says maybe — just maybe — the recent earthquake in Japan was caused by people failing to follow the Ten Commandments. Let's take a look back at some other ridiculous right-wing claims about disasters. »3/15/11 5:08pm 3/15/11 5:08pm

Yesterday, the former President appeared on Oprah to discuss his memoir Decision Points. He went into detail about he could've done a better job in handling the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and how it "irritated" him to be called a racist. »11/10/10 11:15am 11/10/10 11:15am

This Italian Huggies ad reads, "You called her Elisa, but perhaps Katrina would have been better." Ah yes, a baby's incessant pooping is just like that natural disaster that killed thousands of people. »11/04/10 6:28pm 11/04/10 6:28pm

Naomi Campbell stalked the runway like a thoroughbred in Mumbai for a charity show. Last time Campbell blended fashion and philanthropy, the supermodel raised over $1 million for Hurricane Katrina survivors. [Daily Mail]

Post-Katrina, a New Orleans newspaper editor is helping people restore their memories one recipe at a time. The story, from today's Times, makes us appreciate old wisdom and new technology. »1/21/09 3:30pm 1/21/09 3:30pm

Today is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and with the
memoirs and films »8/29/08 3:20pm 8/29/08 3:20pm of the wreckage left after the natural destruction and human mismanagement comes the documentary . It stands out from previous films about Katrina because it includes first-person footage shot by a woman and her husband who were living…

Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, there's a new storm on the horizon: The
latest »8/28/08 2:20pm 8/28/08 2:20pm on Gustav is that it could hit the coast of Louisiana — and New Orleans — with a similar impact. Earlier this week, ran an with Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc, a woman who's considered…

If there was a Bush administration official who was as painful to listen to as Bush himself — and that is probably scientifically impossible but humor us for a second — it was Scott McClellan. Dana Perino is dumb but so prettily, unabashedly so, Victoria Clarke always had those insane purple suits, Rumsfeld made his… »5/28/08 10:30am 5/28/08 10:30am